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Originally Posted by jack 2. I thinking working suck. (Is 'working' singular? Is anything with -ing singular?
How do you know if 'working' is singular or plural? |
'working' looks like a verb because it ends in -ing, but it's not a verb. It's a participle, specifically a present participle. Words that end in -ing that function as objects or subjects are nouns, and they are called gerunds. 'working' is a gerund. We know that because we can test it by using "What?":
Q:
What sucks?
A:
Working. (Noun, singular)
The word 'working' is a noun, a gerund, and it's singular in that context. We know it's singular because it doesn't have -s. Here's an example of a plural gerund:
The
workings of you mind are cool. (Noun, plural)
1. You need to return your
printer cable. :D
2. You need to returning your
printing cable.
=> 2. means the cable actually does the printing.)
3. You need to return your
printer's cable. :D
4. You need to return your
printers' cable. :D
=> 4. means, one cable is used for many printers.
5. You need to return your
printers' cables. :D
6. You need to return your printers cables. :(
=> adjectives don't take -s, so 'printers' is incorrect.
7. You need to return your printers cable. :(
8. You need to return your printer cables. :D
=> What kind of cables are they? They are for the printer/printers.
All the best, :D